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WorksheetsState Test Prep Vocabulary
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What is conflict in a story?
A struggle between characters that leads to a resolution.
The main character's internal thoughts and feelings.
The struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot of the story.
A description of the setting and background of the story.
What does setting refer to in a story?
Setting refers to the characters' motivations and goals.
Setting refers to the time and place where a story occurs.
Setting refers to the main conflict in the story.
Setting refers to the author's writing style and tone.
What is a narrative?
A type of poem that tells a story.
A spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
A summary of events without details.
A collection of unrelated events.
What is the plot of a story?
The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story.
The plot is the main character's journey throughout the story.
The plot is the underlying theme or message of the story.
The plot is the setting where the story takes place.
What is a simile?
A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.
A type of metaphor that does not use 'like' or 'as'.
A literary device that exaggerates for emphasis.
A phrase that describes something in a literal sense.
What is a genre in literature?
A genre is a category of literature characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
A genre is a type of literary device used to enhance storytelling.
A genre refers to the author's personal writing style and voice.
A genre is a specific plot structure used in novels.
The chief topic of a passage expressed or implies in a word or phrase.
A/B question
characteristic
analyze
central idea
To detect similarities between two or more ideas, objects, concepts, and other elements from a text.
provide
context
passage
compare
Different from something else.
provide
Contrast
passage
argument
A lesson, message, or moral of a text
setting
theme
tone
simile
What is the background information that is needed to understand the story is provided, such as the main character, the setting, the basic conflict, and so forth.
theme
character
protagonist
exposition
What is imagery?
Imagery is the use of descriptive language that creates vivid pictures in the reader's mind.
Imagery refers to the use of abstract concepts to convey ideas.
Imagery is a technique used to summarize a text.
Imagery involves the use of statistical data to support arguments.
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.
A type of simile that uses 'like' or 'as'.
A statement that is literally true and does not involve comparison.
A rhetorical device that exaggerates for emphasis.
What is a summary?
A detailed analysis of a text.
A brief statement that presents the main points of a text.
An opinion about a text.
A list of all the characters in a text.
What is conflict in a story?
A struggle between characters that leads to a resolution.
The main character's internal thoughts and feelings.
The struggle between opposing forces, which drives the plot of the story.
A description of the setting and background of the story.
Which of the following is NOT a simile?
Her heart beat like a pounding drum.
The cat sat as still as a statue.
Their feet were glued to the floor in fear.
The child clung to his mother's legs like twisting vines of ivy might encircle a tree.
"The sun smiled down from the bright sky."
The above sentence is an example of which literary device?
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Simile
The main character of the story is the
protagonist
antagonist
author
narrator
The "character" in the story that is causing the conflict is the
protagonist
antagonist
parent
narrator
The point of view of a story is the
position from which it is told
same as the perspective
least important thing about it
same for every story
Choose the examples of personification.
The flowers danced and swayed in the wind
The wind tore angrily through the trees
My cat is very fluffy
The driver flew down the highway
First person point of view means that
the narrator is inside the story
the narrator is outside of the story
the narrator is always the author
the narrator is a young boy
Third person limited point of view is where
the narrator knows multiple characters' thoughts and feelings
the narrator knows one character's thoughts and feelings
the narrator does not know anyone's thoughts or feelings
the narrator is an adult
Third person omniscient point of view means that
the narrator knows multiple characters' thoughts and feelings
the narrator only knows one character's thoughts and feelings
the narrator knows only his own thoughts
the narrator is a ghost
Third person limited point of view means that
the narrator knows multiple characters' thoughts and feelings
the narrator only knows one character's thoughts and feelings
the narrator knows only his own thoughts
the narrator is a ghost
The message of a story, often a life lesson, is the
tone
mood
theme
conclusion
When the author gives you a hint about something that will happen later in the story, it is called
flashback
foreshadowing
a spoiler
a surprise
When an author uses sensory details to appeal to your five senses, it is called
foreshadowing
characterization
mood
imagery
When the author "goes back in time" to fill in details or give extra information, that is a
foreshadowing
tone
characterization
flashback
Indirect characterization is when the author describes a character through
that character's thoughts, actions, speech, and dialogue
descriptions of exactly what they look like
telling what their job is
telling about their hobbies
What is a text?
Books
Anything that can be studied in class
Short stories
Poems
What is an objective summary?
Summarising the text
Giving the main ideas and your thoughts on it
Focusing on the details rather than the big picture
Writing the main points of a text without adding opinions
What is the central idea or main idea?
What the text means, or what it is trying to say
A summary of the main ideas
The universal human experience that a text demonstrates
Making marks on the text to help you understand it
What is textual evidence?
The main idea of a text
Writing your own thoughts into the margins
Examples drawn from a text that can prove your claim
A guess drawn from evidence
Word that means "opposite."
Synonym
Antonym
Metaphor
Simile
How the problem in a story is solved.
Resolution
Conclusion
Mood
Evidence
Why the selection was written-to persuade, to inform or to entertain.
Narrator
Author's Purpose
Character Traits
Genre
A word that means the same as another word.
Antonym
Synonym
Metaphor
Simile
A comparison that uses "like" or "as".
Simile
Metaphor
Antonym
Synonym
A type of literature that involves stanzas and rhythm, as well as figurative language.
Mood
Theme
Poetry
Author's Purpose
Words that tell what a character is like, for example-brave, honest, kind.
Resolution
Narrator
Evidence
Character Traits
The feelings a reader gets from the text- such as gloomy or suspenseful.
Mood
Theme
Setting
Definition
feelings, implications, opinions of a word
connotation
denotation
evidence
imagery
author's feelings towards a topic
objective
author's purpose
author's perspective
analyze
Which element of the story structure/plot is described as being the "spark" that gets the story started? It's when the problem is revealed?
exposition
climax
initial conflict
rising action
Talking animals are an example of what type of figurative language?
Oxymoron
Personification
Cliche
Pun
Repeated consonant sounds at the beginning of the words.
alliteration
onomatopoeia
idiom
simile
What is figurative language?
Language that has one literal meaning.
Language that uses extremely advanced vocabulary.
Language with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation.
Language that communicates complicated concepts and ideas.
What is personification?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
What is hyperbole?
A comparison of two unrelated things that uses like or as.
A comparison of two unrelated things that DOES NOT use like or as.
Giving human/lifelike characteristics to something that is not human and/or alive.
An extreme exaggeration not meant to be taken literally.
What is an idiom?
Words that imitate natural sounds.
A set expression or phrase that holds meaning in particular cultures or countries, but may mean nothing to outsiders.
A figure of speech in which two opposite ideas are joined in order to create an effect.
A situation that is strange or funny because things happen in a way that is opposite of what you expect.
Which of the following is an example of SIMILE?
The soldier was as brave as a lion.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Which of the following is an example of METAPHOR?
The soldier was as brave as a lion.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Which of the following is an example of PERSONIFICATION?
The soldier was as brave as a lion.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Which of the following is an example of HYPERBOLE?
The soldier was as brave as a lion.
Her voice is music to my ears.
Her stomach complained loudly after she ate the spicy enchiladas.
Your suitcase weighs a ton!
Which of the following is an example of ONOMATOPOEIA?
The bacon sizzled in the hot skillet.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Shaina ordered jumbo shrimp at the seafood restaurant.
The school dietitian eats a double bacon cheeseburger three times a week.
Which of the following is an example of an IDIOM?
The bacon sizzled in the hot skillet.
Every cloud has a silver lining.
Shaina ordered jumbo shrimp at the seafood restaurant.
The school dietitian eats a double bacon cheeseburger three times a week.
a true statment
opinion
fact
theme
main idea
Dennotation
Connotation
Chronological Order
Sequential Order
-first
-now
-later
-(actual dates)
-if/ then
-therefore
-becasue
-both
-alike
-different
-yet
This text structure is used to tell us about a topic's characteristics and qualities. It paints a picture of the topic in our heads.
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential
This text structure is used to tell us how 2 or more items are alike and also different.
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Chronological
This text structure is used to tell about something that happened and what made it happen.
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential
This text structure is used to explain the chronology of how something happened (dates).
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Chronological Order
This text structure is used to explain the order in which you should do something (steps).
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential Order
This text structure is used to present a problem or dilemma and then tell us some possible ways of fixing the problem.
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential
Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS:
as a result, since, then, due to
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential
Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS:
like, similar, both, different, while
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Chronological
Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS:
before, after, first, second
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential
Which text structure would USE these SIGNAL or KEY WORDS:
issue, dilemma, solved, solution
Cause & Effect
Compare & Contrast
Description
Problem & Solution
Sequential
The way or method an author/writer uses in order to organize and present information. How the author does this will depend on the purpose.
Descriptons
Graphic Organizers
Text Structure
